Europeans and Native Americans both celebrated the end of harvest. When the Europeans arrived in North America, the two celebrations merged together. However, Canada's Thanksgiving festivities did not originate from harvest. Martin Frobisher had been trying to find the northern passage to the Pacific Ocean, along the way he and his crew braved many storms and icebergs. In 1578 a feast was thrown to give thanks to God and surviving the long journey. The year 1621 marks the beginning of America's Thanksgiving. Settlers were barely feeding themselves, so Native Americans taught them how grow and hunt their own food. After 1621's great crops, the settlers and Native Americans held a harvest festival. The official date of Thanksgiving changed multiple times throughout history. Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving. It wasn't until December 26, 1941 than Thanksgiving became the fourth and not necessarily final Thursday of the month.
Dove Creek Trading Company wishes everyone a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving.
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